Mr. Casey called for the order of the day on a resolution authorizing
the Governor to effect a loan from certain banks for the purpose
of the government which was read the first time.

149

Mr. Casey moved that the rule which requires all bills and
resolutions to be read on three several days be dispensed with,
and that said bill be read the 2d & 3d time forthwith--said resolution was accordingly
read the second and third time, amended and passed.

Ordered, that the secretary acquaint the house of representatives
therewith.

A message from the house of representatives by Mr. Hardwick--Mr. President: the house
of representatives have passed the following acts.

An act to amend the laws respecting strays.

An act to lease certain salt springs --
and

An act to provide for the inspection of lumber and certain
other articles therein named; the latter of which they have amended
by striking out Inferior and inserting County wherever
it may occur, in which they desire your concurrence.

Also the following acts: An act to provide for raising a revenue
for the support of government for the year eighteen hundred and
twenty; and,

An act to authorise the administratrix and administrator of
James Hargrove, deceased, to sell a certain quarter section of
land to which they desire your concurrence.

The house of representatives have laid on the table, a resolution
of your hon. body, respecting the election of public printer.

On motion ordered, that said message and accompanying bills
do lie on the table.

According to the order of the day, the senate resolved itself
into committee of the whole, on a bill to regulate the proceedings
of courts of law and equity in this state and after some time
spent therein, the committee rose. Mr. President resumed the chair,
and Mr. Casey reported that the committee had, according to order
had said bill under consideration, and had made sundry amendments
therein, which ware concurred in by the senate. On motion, ordered
that the reading of said bill be dispensed with.

150

Mr Rose moved to amend said bill by adding thereto the
following section,

And be it further enacted that the Judges of the
county courts be each allowed two dollars per day, for each and
every day they may attend as Judges of their respective county
courts, to be paid them at the close of each court, out of the
county treasury; and on the question being taken thereupon, the
yeas and nays being called for, it passed in the negative, yeas
7, nays 14.

Those who voted in the affirmative are messrs. Garth, Hodges,
Ringgold, Rose, Terrell, Watkins and Seabury.

Mr. Casey moved to amend said bill by adding thereto the following
section.

And be it further enacted that the court of chancery
shall have and exercise the same power to grant letters of guardianship,
whenever application is made to said court, as is now exercised
by the Orphan's court;
and also to grant writs de lunatico inquirendo, and all other
things thereto appertaining as by law the Orphan's
court may or can at present do.

And on the question being taken thereupon and the yeas and
nays being called for, it passed in the negative ayes 8, nays
13.

Those who voted in the affirmative are messrs. President, Casey,
Harwell, Ringgold, Rose, Sims, Watkins and Seabury.

On motion, ordered that the said bill be read the third
time on to-morrow.

Mr. Terrell moved for and obtained leave to introduce
a bill to empower religious societies to hold real estate which
was read the first time; ordered that said bill be read
the 2d time on to-morrow.

151

On motion of Mr. Casey, the report of the select committee
on the Governor's message
of the 3d inst. was taken up, amended and read the first time.

Ordered that said resolution do lie on the table.

Mr Seabury from the select committed to whom was committed
a bill to incorporate the steam boat company of Alabama, reported
the same amended, which was read the first time. Ordered that
the said bill be read the second time on to-morrow.

Mr Moore moved the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved that the committee on the Judiciary
be instructed to bring in a bill to amend the existing laws relative
to the recovery of debt for rent, authorising the leasor to distrain
for rent in similar manner as authorised under the common law.

On the question being taken thereupon, the yeas and nays being
called for, it passed in the negative, yeas 10. nays 11.

Those who voted in the affirmative are messrs. President, Conner,
Farmer, Hanby, Herbert, Metcalf, Moore, Terrell, Ware and Seabury.

Those who voted in the negative are messrs Casey, Chambers,
Garth, Gause, Harwell, Hodges, Ringgold, Rose, Sims, Trotter and
Watkins.

Mr Garth moved the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved,
that the senate will not grant leave to bring in any new bill
after this day.

Mr. Moore moved to amend said resolution by striking out this
day, and inserting monday next.

And on the question being taken thereupon, it passed in the
negative.

The question having recurred on the resolution of Mr. Garth,
the yeas and nays being called for, it passed in the affirmative;
yeas 13, nays 8.